Following the guidance of the stalking charm, Shevin and Newt came to the depths of the forest.

There is a clear lake lying quietly among the surrounding towering trees.

Xiwen frowned, and the inexplicable familiarity in this forest grew stronger.

"There's a hill in front of the lake, and that's probably where the vipers live." Newt's voice interrupted Shevan's thoughts.

He looked up at the hilly position in front of the lake, and the familiarity sank away.

Is it a delusion? Shevin pondered to himself.

Upon arriving at this place, Aurelius' expression became more and more nervous. He took deep breaths as he could, trying to calm his nerves.

"Don't worry, Nagini will be fine." Aberforth patted him on the shoulder and comforted.

Led by Newt, the group climbed a hill in front of them, and there was a huge hole in the side of the hill. Through the faint light shining through the entrance of the cave, you can occasionally see many vipers with brown chain oval markings crawling through the cave, and the "rustle" of their bodies against the ground makes people shudder.

"Be careful, vipers are highly venomous, don't get bitten." Newt turned his head and cautiously admonished the crowd.

"I'll go explore the way first." Hearing Newt's warning, Shevin floated to the front of the group and said. "At least I won't be bitten by a snake."

Newt thought for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Okay, then we'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the cave." He said.

So Xiwen took the advantage of his soul body and took the lead in floating into the hole.

At this time, Aurelius finally couldn't hold back his nervousness, and suddenly a layer of black flocculent mist wrapped around his body, driving him to Xiwen's side.

"I won't be hurt by the snake either, we can be together." Aurelius said.

"Okay." Xiwen bowed his head.

After the two drifted to the inside of the cave together, they found that the cave was not lit enough and it was difficult to see.

Siwen silently reached out his hand, and a weakened version of the Light of Nirvalon lit up in the palm of his hand.

Then, a bright white light illuminated the entire cavern in an instant.

After illuminating the dimly lit cavern, Xiwen looked down at the ground and suddenly spotted hundreds of vipers of different sizes! They are densely intertwined, and the forked tongues make a "hissing" grinding sound from time to time, which makes people shudder.

When Xiwen saw this scene, he shivered fiercely, feeling that the whole person was not good......

As for Aurelius, although his face was also a little pale, it was the obsession with finding Nagini that prevailed.

So, a silent black smoke carried Aurelius back and forth through the crowded cavern, searching for a viper similar to Nagini's Meledith.

Because snakes are not phototaxis, they don't even feel light, and naturally they don't react to the light that lights up in their burrows.

In addition, although their eyes could clearly see the heat radiation, Aurelius in the silent state and Xiwen in the soul body state did not have the slightest temperature on them. Therefore, when Aurelius was looking around, the snakes did not make any attacking movements.

Of course, even if it is attacked, it will not hurt them.

"Can you recognize Nagini's viper form?" Shivin floated up to Aurelius and asked curiously.

Aurelius nodded, then shook his head a little dazedly.

"I don't know." He whispered. "I've searched here many times, and I didn't find her here."

"I don't know if it's been ten years for her to change, or if I can't remember her appearance at all......"

"If you want to open up, maybe Nagini's blood curse hasn't completely exploded?" Xiwen comforted. "If the Blood Curse hadn't exploded, maybe she wouldn't be here at all?"

"I know, I know." Aurelius shook his head and sighed. "It's just that the gap is too big, and this time I really thought I was going to find her."

The two of them left the viper-infested cave and returned to the entrance to the cave, where Newt and the others were still waiting.

"How's it going, have you found Nagini?" As soon as the two of them floated out, Aberforth asked eagerly.

Aurelius retracted the silent black mist back into his body and landed gently on the ground.

Then, in silence, he shook his head at Aberforth.

Aberforth opened his mouth, and the blessing that he was about to blurt out turned into a deep consolation.

"It's okay, what will happen without setbacks?" He said everybody. "This is just the first time I'm looking for it, don't be discouraged, cheer me up!"

Aurelius smiled reluctantly, but the disappointment in his eyes was palpable.

As everyone lost hope, Newt looked at the cave that had regained its darkness and whispered, "If only I could communicate with these snakes, they might know something." ”

Dumbledore was comforting Aurelius as well. But when he heard Newt's words, he froze in place.

"Wait, Newt. What did you just say? Dumbledore looked at Newt solemnly and asked him.

"Uh...... What might these snakes know? Newt looked at the serious Dumbledore and said with some confusion.

"No, not that." Dumbledore frowned, as if some clue was about to emerge, but he never remembered. "What was the other sentence you just said?"

"Another word...... Newt thought for a moment, then spoke. It would be nice to be able to communicate with these snakes. ”

"The First Evolution"

"That's right, that's it!" Dumbledore's brow furrowed and he laughed. "How did I forget about him?"

As the words of relief fell, his face became much lighter.

"Albus, what nonsense are you talking about?" Aberforth looked at Dumbledore disapprovingly, and reprimanded him for not being in shape at this point.

Not only Aberforth was puzzled, but the Sven people present also didn't understand who the "he" Dumbledore was referring to?

Dumbledore, on the other hand, did not immediately answer everyone's questions.

He just chuckled, turned to Shiwen and said, "Mr. Strange, can you open a portal to Hogwarts and help me get Xiwen?" ”

'What's the use of looking for me...... Hearing Dumbledore's words, Sven was even more puzzled, wondering what role he could play by looking for himself.

However, out of trust in Dumbledore, Siwen still opened the door to the dimension and sent the young wizard Siwen to the forests of Albania.

"Professor, are you looking for me?" The little wizard Xiwen asked with a confused expression as if he didn't know what had just happened.

"Xiwen, how is your relationship with Tom now?" Dumbledore asked suddenly.

"Huh? Riddle? Xiwen was stunned and said blankly. Should...... Not bad, isn't it? ”

Sven couldn't figure out what Dumbledore was thinking, how could his mind jump to such a point...... And wasn't he talking about Nagini, how did he talk about Riddle?

"It's good if the relationship is good." Dumbledore said inscrutablely. Newt's words reminded me of one thing. Maybe we can actually communicate with those snakes! ”

"When I went to pick up Tom at the orphanage, he told me he could talk like a snake!"

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